The Divers Guide to
Shipwrecks around the State of Florida and the Florida Keys.
Includes over 240
illustrations comprised of 151 color photos, 83 black and
white historical images, 8 dynamic u/w sketches.
How to SHIPWRECK DIVING Guide By Capt
Dan Berg

CITY OF VERA CRUZ
Titusville

The City Of Vera Cruz was built by John English, Greenport, Long
Island, NY. She had a composite hull: wood planked and iron framed.
She was 286 feet long, had a 37 foot beam and was powered by a
single steam engine. On August 28, 1880, while en route from New
York to Havana, she was caught in a heavy squall. Around 3:00 PM the
Captain and a few officers of the ship were washed overboard. By
5:00 PM the vessel had gone down off Mosquito Inlet with the loss of
26 passengers and 42 crew members. The only officer saved was
Charles Smith who was the second assistant engineer. Today, the
scattered wreck sits in 80 feet of water 25 miles off Port
Canaveral.

Basic shipwreck
information and images for this section of this site was
taken with permission from the book Florida Shipwrecks by Daniel
Berg. You are invited to submit your shipwreck related
articles, images and information. As long as the text, photographs,
sketches etc are of professional quality we will showcase them. Full
credit will be provide and a same page link to your web site can be
arranged.

By Dan and Denise Berg, 180 pages. Shipwrecks are an
important complement to the natural coral reefs as a sport diving attraction
in Florida. From the barley discernable ballast piles of the 1733 fleet to
the almost perfectly intact modern ships sunk specifically as artificial
reefs throughout the state, shipwrecks inspire an aura of mystery and
fascination. Florida Shipwrecks is the most comprehensive, accurate,
illustrated collection of information, photographs, sketches and stories
ever written about the shipwrecks around the state of Florida. This
downloadable ebook
contains a wealth of enlightening information that gives the readers a
nostalgic glimpse into the history and present condition of over 235
shipwrecks. Florida Shipwrecks includes over 240 illustrations comprised of
151 color photos, 83 black and white historical images, 8 dynamic u/w
sketches. Divers , snorkelers, marine historians, armchair sailors or anyone
with a general interest in history diving or the sea will surely find this
ebook fascinating, as well as indispensable.